Now that the recession is safely in the rearview mirror, mergers and acquisitions within the wine industry have accelerated once again. However, it has become clear that the nature of M&A trends have changed post recession. In fact, the wine industry has by and large become a seller's market for high-end wine brands, according to a group of M&A experts speaking on a panel at the recent Wine Financial Symposium. Here are some of the other trends they noted in M&A: